BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

SRPC planning technician Stephen Geis shows Lee Trails Committee member Deborah Sugerman the data collection app on the SRPC iPad. (Photo courtesy of the Lee Trails Committee)

Planning

During the week of Monday, Oct. 10, regional planner Autumn Scott and data collection intern Mark Davie collaborated on draft groundwater protection district updates for the towns of Middleton, Rollinsford, Wakefield and Nottingham.  

This effort is part of a larger project to ensure groundwater and potential drinking water sources are protected from potential contamination. In addition to the groundwater protection district updates, which are guided by the NHDES Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance, SRPC will be updating maps to correspond with ordinance amendments and any revised district boundaries. 

The project team members will be meeting with respective town planning boards in the coming weeks to review the updates. 

Learn more on the SRPC website. 

Transportation

On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 12 and 13, planning technician Stephen Geis joined Lee Trails Committee members Paul McComiskey Deborah Sugerman, Dennis Regan and Christine Regan to collect trail data in the town of Lee. This was done using ArcGIS Field Maps on an SRPC iPad, along with a Bad Elf GPS unit. 

Once the data is processed, it will be used to create maps for three trail systems in town. These maps will be completed by the end of 2022 and will be installed in new kiosks in Summer 2023. Learn more on the SRPC website.

Economic Development

SRPC has kicked off a new winter pedestrian count program after conversations with the City of Rochester's Recreation Department. 

As a pilot, SRPC staff has set and will be monitoring a pedestrian counter to track traffic at both the Rochester Ice Arena and the entrance of the Recreation Department at 150 Wakefield Street. 

This will continue throughout the winter to collect valuable information for events, capacity, and overall use of each facility. 

If your community has a location in mind for this type of data collection, contact Stephen Geis. 

October 14, 2022